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Advanced Placement Credit

Missouri Southern participates in the Advanced Placement Program sponsored by the College Entrance Examination Board. Credits are granted for course areas in which a student has completed Advanced Placement Examinations with a score of 3, 4, or 5. See the chart below for AP exams accepted by MSSU. To order AP scores, visit the College Board's Score Reporting Services page. MSSU's College Board code is 6322.

MSSU Credit Awarded on the Basis of the
Advanced Placement Testing Program

Advanced Placement Course

Score Required

Hours Granted

MSSU Course(s) Satisfied
Art History 3,4,5 3 ART 110
Biology 3,4,5 4 BIO 101
Calculus AB 3,4,5 5 MATH 150
Calculus BC 3,4,5 5 MATH 250
Chemistry 3,4,5 5 CHEM 151
Computer Science A 3,4,5 3 CIS 110
Eng Language & Comp 3,4,5 3 ENG 101
Eng Literature & Comp 3,4,5 6 ENG 101, ENG 150
European History 3,4,5 3 HIST 140
French Language 3 9 FREN 101, FREN 102, FREN 203
French Language 4,5 12 FREN 101, FREN 102, FREN 203, FREN 204
German Language 3 9 GER 101, GER 102, GER 203
German Language 4,5 12 GER 101, GER 102, GER 203, GER 204
Government & Politics, Comparative 3,4,5 3 PSC Elective (ELEC 100)
Government & Politics, U.S. 3,4,5 3 PSC 120*
Latin Language or Literature 3 9 Language Elective (ELEC 100)
Latin Language or Literature 4,5 12 Language Elective (ELEC 100)
Macroeconomics 3,4,5 3 ECON 201
Microeconomics 3,4,5 3 ECON 202
Music Theory 3,4,5 3 MUS Elective (ELEC 100)
Physics B 3,4,5 5 PHYS 151
Physics C 3,4,5 3 PHYS Elective (ELEC 100)
Psychology 3,4,5 3 PSY 100
Spanish Language or Literature 3 9 SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 203
Spanish Language or Literature 4,5 12 SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 203, SPAN 204
Statistics 3,4,5 3 Elective (ELEC 100)**
Studio Art 3,4,5 3 ART Elective (ELEC 100)
U.S. History 3,4,5 6 HIST 110, HIST 120

*Student must complete the Missouri Constitution Exam in order to fulfill State Legislation requirements. Sign up in the Dean of Arts & Sciences office in Hearnes Hall.

**Student may file a "General Academic Petition" with his or her advisor to request that AP Statistics fulfill the General Education Requirement for mathematics.  If a student is required by the major to take a specific math course, successful completion of AP Statistics will allow placement into MATH 130: College Algebra.

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